Graphium Health Blog

Introduction Outside of healthcare, sharing data between companies is simple, fast, and secure. Our daily “out-of-the-hospital” experience in the everyday world often leads to pointed frustration with our IT departments and software vendors. Here are 3 general areas...

“Data beats emotions.” — Sean Rad, founder of Ad.ly The old adage “ignorance is bliss” never resonates more clearly than when watching someone respond emotionally after being presented with “wrong” data — especially in healthcare. Being human, our perceptions of...

While measuring is a requirement for process improvement, it's not the end goal. Identifying the necessary reports, in and of itself, does not automatically translate to an improved patient experience as revealed in February 2015 by two JAMA...

With the right software, implementation really is simple. At Graphium Health, we’ve focused on streamlining EMR implementation. While the typical process may be time-consuming and burdensome, we’ve been able to create a straightforward and painless experience that can...

As a pediatric Anesthesiologist, I waited patiently for my profession to be reshaped by the technology revolution that had fundamentally transformed countless other industries. The opportunity for patients to be active participants in their care, doctors to better...

Over the course of my career, working in a variety of industries, I have developed certain patterns of modeling data that dictate my approach to implementing various aspects of any particular data domain. One classic example is storing boolean (true/false) values....

Last week, I was chatting with one of our developers when his office lights inexplicably blinked. Perplexed, I inquired, “What just happened?” As is common working with software developers, I caught a glimpse of the future. He explained, “You just sent an email to...

I’ve recently found that automated customer service is getting smarter. The evolution occurred as consumers such as myself learned and exploited the system’s weaknesses. For instance, I could skip all of the “press ones for this” and “press sevens to repeat these...

Mobility Defined As the computer form factor shrank from the size of a room to a laptop, computing "mobility" finally became a reality as we could finally carry our devices with us. For over a decade, the laptop continued to shrink while increasing in performance and...